The Best Prison Escape Movies
This list of all the best prison escape movies ever made is ranked by movie fans just like you. The order of this list changes dynamically based on who likes what -- so make your voice heard by voting for your favorite items. Not a fan of The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce or O Brother, Where Art Thou?? Then give them a vote down so that other fans know what to skip. You'll find several jail break movies on this list as well. But which one should make it to the top of the list?
You get to help decide by voting up your favorite prison break movies. There are plenty of classic movies to choose from such as The Shawshank Redemption, Escape from Alcatraz, and The Great Escape. The heroes in these films tend to show us the value of freedom and the great length they'll go to get it by escaping from their confines. Your votes will determine the greatest escape from prison movie of all time.
- 1Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
- 2Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau
- 3Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
- Released: 1963
- Directed by: John Sturges
Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. ...more - 4Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward
- 5Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory
- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French Guiana to serve his sentence in a work camp. Determined to escape, ...more - 6Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell
